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Foreign Minister Westerwelle on debate about EU arms embargo on Syria

Mar 15, 2013

FranceandBritainhave raised the question of lifting the EU’s arms embargo in order to help the Syrian opposition. Speaking today inBerlin, Foreign Minister Westerwelle commented in this connection as follows:

“Two weeks ago we modified the European sanctions againstSyriain the light of recent developments. If major partners in the European Union believe the situation there has changed and the sanctions once again need modifying accordingly, we are obviously ready to discuss this in the EU immediately.”

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